The Age of Testosterone-Free Heroes
As the founder of Bella Club and a keen observer of the cultural changes in our society, I can’t help but notice—and lament—the dramatic transformation our movie and TV heroes have undergone in recent decades.
I grew up watching true icons of masculinity like Clint Eastwood, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone, Van Damme, Bruce Willis—these men didn’t need 15 minutes talking about their feelings to deal with an issue. They were straight to point, decisive, and, above all, unmistakably masculine.
Compare that to what we see today: heroes who look like they’ve just stepped out of a group therapy session, crying at the drop of a hat and apologizing every five minutes. It’s as if Hollywood has declared war on testosterone.
Today’s heroes seem more concerned with not offending anyone than with doing what needs to be done. It’s as if we’ve traded all our testosterone for soy. Where is the virility of an Arnold Schwarzenegger in "Conan" or "The Terminator"?
In my magazine, Bella Club, we celebrate authentic female beauty and traditional masculinity without apologizing for it, like Fiuk, a disappointment to his father Fábio Junior. Just as Hugh Hefner did with Playboy, we do not bow to the pressures of political correctness that tries to castrate our society. This does not in any fashion mean to go against LGBT people, because here we think and believe in sexual freedom.
Today's young people are growing up without strong male role models in the media. Instead of heroes who face their problems head on, we have characters who spend half the film having existential crises.
Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones or Han Solo - these were men that women admired and men used to emulate. Today, it seems that Hollywood is committed to creating heroes that no one wants to be.
It's time to bring real heroes back to the screen. Men who don't apologize for being men. Who solve problems with action, not with group therapy sessions. Who protect the weak and face evil without having to question their "masculine toxicity".
As John Wayne would say: "A man's gotta do what a man's gotta do". Simple as that. No excuses, no beating around the bush, no whining.
Alexandre Peccin
I grew up watching true icons of masculinity like Clint Eastwood, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone, Van Damme, Bruce Willis—these men didn’t need 15 minutes talking about their feelings to deal with an issue. They were straight to point, decisive, and, above all, unmistakably masculine.
Compare that to what we see today: heroes who look like they’ve just stepped out of a group therapy session, crying at the drop of a hat and apologizing every five minutes. It’s as if Hollywood has declared war on testosterone.
Today’s heroes seem more concerned with not offending anyone than with doing what needs to be done. It’s as if we’ve traded all our testosterone for soy. Where is the virility of an Arnold Schwarzenegger in "Conan" or "The Terminator"?
In my magazine, Bella Club, we celebrate authentic female beauty and traditional masculinity without apologizing for it, like Fiuk, a disappointment to his father Fábio Junior. Just as Hugh Hefner did with Playboy, we do not bow to the pressures of political correctness that tries to castrate our society. This does not in any fashion mean to go against LGBT people, because here we think and believe in sexual freedom.
Today's young people are growing up without strong male role models in the media. Instead of heroes who face their problems head on, we have characters who spend half the film having existential crises.
Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones or Han Solo - these were men that women admired and men used to emulate. Today, it seems that Hollywood is committed to creating heroes that no one wants to be.
It's time to bring real heroes back to the screen. Men who don't apologize for being men. Who solve problems with action, not with group therapy sessions. Who protect the weak and face evil without having to question their "masculine toxicity".
As John Wayne would say: "A man's gotta do what a man's gotta do". Simple as that. No excuses, no beating around the bush, no whining.
Alexandre Peccin
Author : Alexandre Peccin
Posted in: 11/05/2024
Last modified: 11/05/2024
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